Volunteering & Citizen Science

Is volunteering in a wildlife rescue center or sanctuary a bad idea? Not at all! It all depends on the species you will work with and on the legitimacy of the organization itself. But first, it requires the volunteer to do ...

Often volunteers look for and ask us about missions where they can interact with wild cats. And more than often we hear that the motivation for joining projects allowing these types of interactions is a way for them of affirming their love for these cats. But by ...

The Animal Addict's Guide to Global Volunteer Travel by Nola Lee Kelsey Our rating: ✮✮✮ of 5 stars This guide provides a good international sample of various volunteering projects centered around the care of wildlife or animals. There now exists ...

All sea turtles are endangered and deserve our respect and protection. This was the morning after we caught her off Pelican island somewhere in a lost lagoon in Baja California Sur. We caught a few so that we could measure, ...

Hard rule to follow: Always keep a safe distance between yourself and a wild animal. Always be on your guard. Respect their needed space. Don't move fast. And please be quiet - the human species is so loud and does ...

We just came back from spending a few weeks in the Cloud Forest of Monteverde as volunteer field research assistants to collect data about the fauna and flora of a private conservation reserve. This forest piece is located somewhere along ...